It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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3575. | sməxy (smexyflako) | 108.42 | 99% | 2023-03-19 |
3576. | Joey (rosuoammdo) | 108.42 | 95% | 2011-05-10 |
3577. | BABY SKRRT (allantruongx) | 108.41 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
3578. | Kimberly (kmbrlyngyn) | 108.41 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
3579. | (jasimk) | 108.41 | 97% | 2022-05-09 |
3580. | eclipse (one12345) | 108.40 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
3581. | yowhatsupitsmejacksonschlac... | 108.40 | 99% | 2025-04-16 |
3582. | Chris (planedriver) | 108.40 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
3583. | harry (orekkles) | 108.38 | 98% | 2019-09-30 |
3584. | Cole (colemix1002) | 108.38 | 96% | 2017-08-21 |
3585. | David (dpdd) | 108.38 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
3586. | Meghan (nutmeg0686) | 108.37 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
3587. | sheep (theonesheep) | 108.36 | 98.6% | 2024-11-17 |
3588. | cliche (vviras) | 108.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
3589. | Seth (ccocoa_colemak) | 108.36 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
3590. | d (dcao) | 108.35 | 93% | 2012-04-17 |
3591. | Edison (ewjl) | 108.34 | 100% | 2024-03-22 |
3592. | sidm (sidm) | 108.34 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
3593. | banana (bananachicken27) | 108.33 | 97% | 2024-07-24 |
3594. | Guy (supasilp) | 108.33 | 96.3% | 2024-04-06 |
3595. | datboi (datboiyaron) | 108.33 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
3596. | (nonquitwarrior) | 108.33 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
3597. | Adam (plutoking) | 108.33 | 98% | 2014-02-05 |
3598. | Sebastian (cloutimus) | 108.32 | 96.9% | 2024-07-18 |
3599. | Vijay (pattisapu) | 108.32 | 96% | 2016-06-13 |
3600. | λ (yambda) | 108.31 | 97.9% | 2023-10-26 |
3601. | Al (quicksilver95) | 108.31 | 98.1% | 2021-02-05 |
3602. | Andrew (screepahh) | 108.31 | — | 2011-03-17 |
3603. | race_me_now (I miss Czy) (r... | 108.31 | 97% | 2022-08-15 |
3604. | quit = 20wpm handicap (tgon... | 108.30 | 97% | 2022-10-21 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |